When Zhang Niujiao heard this, a look of surprise appeared on his rough face, and he asked: "What do you mean by this, sir?"

The masked man said: "Your Majesty is well-informed and must have learned that the princes of Guandong have dispatched their troops to gather at Chenliu to prepare for the crusade against Dong Zhuo.

Not long ago, the governor of Bohai, Yuan Shao, also set out to march westward, but ordered his fourth son, Yuan Maishuai, to lead 3,500 troops to escort the army with 500,000 dans of grain and grass and a large amount of baggage materials to follow.

And I can inform your Majesty of their route of action. Your Majesty has many soldiers and horses. As long as you know their route of action, wouldn't it be easy to get these five hundred thousand dans of grain and grass and a large amount of baggage materials?"

Zhang Niujiao stood up, walked to the masked man, looked him up and down, and said angrily: "Is this what you want to tell me?"

The masked man said: "I know that your Majesty is short of food, grass and supplies, so I came here to deliver this news. Doesn't your Majesty believe me?"

Zhang Niujiao snorted and said: "Do you think I am a three-year-old child? How did you learn about such secrets as the grain and grass transportation route? Do you want to tell me that you are someone close to Yuan Shao?

If this is the case, it would be strange. People around Yuan Shao would actually contact our Black Mountain Army to rob Yuan Shao's food, grass and baggage. Such a thing is ridiculous no matter how you look at it!..."

Speaking of this, Zhang Niujiao's expression suddenly became stern, and he shouted: "You are clearly sent by Yuan Shao, trying to make me a fool, so that you can catch us all in one go!" Then he shouted outside: "Come on! Bring me here!"

This guy pushed it out and chopped it!"

Two burly men immediately walked in at the door, ready to escort the masked man.

The masked man suddenly took out something like a jade pendant and raised it high towards Zhang Niujiao, saying loudly: "Does your Majesty still recognize this jade pendant?!"

Zhang Niujiao suddenly saw the jade pendant in the masked man's hand, and his expression changed. He quickly stepped forward to take the jade pendant and looked at it carefully, with obvious surprise in his eyes.

He looked at the masked man and asked: "Sir, are you the lady's man?"

The masked man smiled and said: "As long as the king recognizes you, it's the young lady I'm here to represent today.

The king is not an outsider. I can tell you clearly that the young lady wants to take this opportunity to get rid of the fourth son of the Yuan family who is responsible for escorting the grain and grass. However, the young lady is unable to take action, so she needs to rely on the king's power. The food and supplies were sent by the young lady.

A reward for the king!"

Zhang Niujiao nodded and said: "So what happened..."

He glanced at the masked man, held up the jade pendant with both hands and handed it back, then clasped his fists and said, "Since this is what the young lady has told me, I must obey it!"

The masked man nodded and said: "Very good. I will stay with the king during this period, and our people will closely monitor the Fourth Young Master's every move. The king just gathers the troops and sets off immediately!"

Zhang Niujiao walked to the middle of the hall and shouted outside: "Immediately order all the leaders to gather in the Yi Hall to discuss matters!"

Zhang Lang led 3,500 people to escort the grain and grass baggage all the way along the official road. After walking for about ten days, they finally arrived at the bank of the Yellow River near Yangping County.

Many days ago, Yuan Shaojun crossed the Yellow River from here and left two pontoon bridges behind. This saved Zhang Lang and the others a lot of trouble and they immediately started crossing the river.

After sunset, the team crossed the Yellow River and arrived at Cangting on the bank of the Yellow River. From here, they continued to travel southwest and would reach the location of the alliance, Chenliu County, in about five or six days.

Zhang Lang saw that it was getting late, so he ordered the team to stop advancing, rest in Cangting for one night, and resume their journey the next day.

The several thousand porters and drivers had been walking continuously for a day and were already exhausted. After hearing Zhang Lang's order, they felt like they had been granted amnesty and gathered together in groups to light fires and cook.

At this moment, the officers and soldiers of Zhang Lang's Yingyang Army and Sharp Blade Army did not seem to be very tired. After receiving Zhang Lang's order to rest, they immediately made fires and cooked meals in teams and rested on the spot.

At the same time, a group of Yingyang Army soldiers and fifty Blade Force soldiers did not rest, but quickly occupied the nearby commanding heights to guard. Everyone was meticulous and showed no signs of slacking off.

After Yueying saw this scene, a glimmer of light flashed in her eyes. She walked to Zhang Lang who was talking to Zhang He and said with a smile: "These officers and soldiers of the Fourth Young Master are the most elite officers and soldiers the slave family has ever seen!..."

Zhang Lang said with a smile: "Miss, you are exaggerating! There are so many elite soldiers in the world, how can these officers and soldiers I trained be called the most elite?"

Zhang Lang's words were not polite, he really thought so.

Based on the information obtained from Three Kingdoms games and film and television dramas, Zhang Lang was full of knowledge about the legendary elite divisions such as the legendary trap camp, tiger and leopard cavalry, white-eared soldiers, white horse Yi Cong, Xiliang soldiers, etc.

Awe!

He would not be arrogant enough to think that the two armies he had trained in this little time could surely defeat them.

However, deep in Zhang Lang's heart, there was an urge to compete with them.

Zhang Yeyu, who was dressed in military uniform, suddenly led a dusty young man dressed as a commoner and walked over. He forced himself between Zhang Lang and Yue Ying. Without even looking at Yue Ying, he clasped his fists at Zhang Lang with a cold face and said, "Young Master.

, the scouts sent are back!”

It turned out that Zhang Lang, in view of the current chaos in the world, was worried that he would encounter unpredictable dangers on the road, so shortly after setting off, he sent a dozen soldiers of the Blade Force to inquire about the situation along the road they must pass and in the surrounding areas.

When Zhang Lang heard Zhang Yeyu's words, he immediately looked at the young man and asked, "Where are you scouting?"

The young man cupped his fists and said, "Sir, I am a scout who was ordered to go to the northwest for reconnaissance."

Zhang Lang looked at Zhang Yeyu and said: "Go and call me the captains of each team and Li Kan." Zhang Lang's army, of the 3,500 people, was divided into teams of 500 people.

Seven captains were appointed, and these captains were the main officers under Zhang Lang.

Zhang Yeyu agreed, deliberately bumped away Yueying who was standing next to him with his shoulder, and ran down quickly. Yueying laughed it off, as if he didn't take it to heart at all.

Zhang Lang looked at the scout and said, "Tell me what you found."

The scout clasped his fists and said: "Three days ago, I discovered that Zhang Niujiao, the leader of the Black Mountain bandits in the Taihang Mountains, was leading a large group of troops to cross the river nearby. Judging from the route they were traveling, it seemed that they were heading towards us!..."

Zhang Lang frowned.

At this time, the seven captains and Li Kan came quickly with Zhang Yeyu, and they all bowed to Zhang Lang: "Fourth Young Master!"

Zhang Lang nodded, looked at the scouts, and continued to ask: "How many troops do they have?"

The scout said: "There should be more than 20,000 people..."

Zhang He said: "Although the Black Mountain bandit army is said to be in the hundreds of thousands, most of them are their family members. The total number of people who can actually fight is less than 50,000, and they are commanded by Zhang Niujiao and Zhang Yan respectively.

This horn brought 20,000 men and horses, almost all of them came out!"


Chapter completed!